collapse

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When Paz, a 58-year-old former senator, took office in November, he inherited a country close to collapse, with dwindling dollar reserves, fuel shortages and a widening fiscal crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Any state collapse could also pose a challenge to the Trump administration if large numbers of Cubans fled the country, particularly towards the US.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was the result of losses on its holdings of long-dated securities, which had to be liquidated when the bank experienced large withdrawals by depositors.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Suggesting emergence rather than collapse, a winged metal woman rises from a hospital bed, bathed in multicolored light projected across the walls, while translucent metallic fragments dangle overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Her body seemed to collapse down into itself in a way that reminded Max of a toy he’d had when he was little that could transform from a car to a robot.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix